রোদ

Bengali

Alternative forms

• রইদ (roid) — Vanga

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑁄𑀤𑁆𑀤 (rŏdda​), from Sanskrit रौद्र (raudra), vriddhi of रुद्र (rudra, “Rudra (who was sometimes associated with the sun)”, literally “the weeper”), from the root रुद् (rud, “to weep”). Doublet of রুদ্র (rudro), রোয়া (rōẇa, “to weep, cry, lament”), and রোদ্দুর (rōddur), an ardhatatsama. Cognate with Assamese ৰ’দ (röd) and Sylheti ꠞꠂꠖ (roido).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /rod̪/, [ˈrod̪]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /ɹod̪/, [ɹod̪]

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Noun

রোদ • (rōd)

1. sunshine, sunlight